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Home Covert tel: 01380-723407 Area: Wiltshire |
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Home Covert |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
Open at all times by arrangement, please telephone on 01380 723407. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes only |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: All seasons, best in April/May. |
To
see: Very wide botanical range, especially trees and shrubs. |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| (2010 prices) Adult £5; Child free. | ||||||
| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: No Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: No Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: No Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Plants and teas for sale on open day only |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Plateau of six acres, large lawn, distant views. Herbaceous borders, water gardens and woodland. |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Mr & Mrs John Phillips |
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| This garden has a 6 acre plateau, high Downs to north, and a distant view to the south west of Alfred's Tower at Stourhead which can be seen on a clear day. Herbaceous borders, a white and pastel garden, as well as an old rose garden and shrub & tree walks are prominent features. There are three water gardens, 90 feet below the main level, each leading into another, together with a very small lake and an extensive range of wet-growing plants and primulas. Also there are gunneras, rodgersias, bamboos and a number of tree species including metasequoia and a Chinese tulip tree. 33 acres of woodland offer bluebells in late April, and a large number of erythroniums (dog tooth violets) around the oaks in the same season make for tranquil walks. The garden and woodland form, in effect, an arboretum in which a wide range of species and hybrid trees from around the world may be seen in various stages of maturity. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| Designed by present owners, constructed from ancient mixed woodland; being the amenity woodland of the Roundway Estate, over the last 42 years. | ||||||
| Nearby Wiltshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Bear and Black Swan in Devizes. Moonrakers, in Devizes |
Restaurants: Wharf, Devizes |
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| Inns & Pubs: George and Dragon, Rowde |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Devizes and Rowde |
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